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Asian Airlines Increase Fuel Hedging
Asian Airlines Increase Fuel Hedging Airlines in Asia are stepping up jet fuel hedge volumes after oil prices fell below USD$100 a barrel, with some locking in fuel purchases as far out as 2016. Airlines have been cautious abou...
Air France Pilots’ Strike Continues
Air France Pilots’ Strike Continues The main pilots’ union at Air France said its strike was continuing despite confirmation from the company that it had withdrawn its controversial plans to expand the airlin...
Airbus Completes First A320neo Test Flight
Airbus Completes First A320neo Test Flight The Airbus A320neo takes off from Toulouse on its first flight. Airbus has successfully completed the first test flight of the A320neo. It touched down in Toulouse, southwest Fr...
Japan Ends Boeing 787 Battery Probe
Japan Ends Boeing 787 Battery Probe The Japanese government has ended its investigation of a January 2013 battery incident aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Japan. The Japan Transport Safety Board made the announcement on its w...
Lufthansa Pilots Threaten Strike As Talks Fail
Lufthansa Pilots Threaten Strike As Talks Fail German pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit is planning further industrial action at Lufthansa after talks over an early retirement scheme broke down. The union, which has alrea...
CSA Czech Airlines To Lay Off A Third Of Staff
CSA Czech Airlines To Lay Off A Third Of Staff CSA Czech Airlines will lay off a third of its staff, including pilots, as part of a restructuring hastened by a drop in demand exacerbated by the stand-off between Ukraine ...
